1813 Club and Premier Members


1813 Club and Premier Members


Greater Birmingham’s leading companies In Brief


Midlands law firm Harrison Clark Rickerbys has appointed Andrew Walker as its new head of property litigation, based in Cheltenham. Richard Morgan, Harrison


Clark Rickerbys’ head of litigation, said: “Andrew’s wealth of experience will add to our team’s existing talents.”


Veale Wasbrough Vizards' litigation and recoveries department have been commended for their outstanding work. Partner Dee Kundi and her


team were presented with the 'Best in Litigation - UK 2016' award from Acquisition International. The 11th Annual ACQ5 Global


Awards also recognised VWV as the 'UK Debt Recovery Law Firm of the Year', while Dee also won 'The Rising Star Award 2016' at the Society of Asian Lawyers annual awards and ball.


Online learning provider Virtual College has won the ‘learning technologies supplier of the year’ award at the global Learning Technologies Awards 2016. Virtual College’s CEO Rod


Knox said: “These awards are a powerful endorsement of our company’s commitment to using technology to deliver quality learning solutions.”


Voice Mobile and product partner Samsung showed off the latter’s latest phones and gadgets at a networking event at Park Regis hotel. The technology on show included Samsung’s new phones and Gear 360, a camera which takes 360 degree photos and videos. Mark Barber, group sales


manager of Voice Mobile, said: “With everything we are trying to do in the Birmingham area, our very own networking event was the next phase towards what we are trying to achieve.”


24 CHAMBERLINK February 2017


Chamber president Paul Kehoe has told Premier and 1813 Club members that he has vowed to continue his efforts to put Birmingham on the world map. He said that the theme he had


adopted for his term as president was ‘geography’, and specifically Birmingham’s place in the world. He said: “We are a small part of a


very small country, yet a very important part. Over the next two years we are going to have to find ourselves. The economic scale of the UK is going to change drastically. “So we have to look at the best


asset we in the Midlands have to sell to the world and that is Birmingham. “That does not mean that


Coventry, Wolverhampton or Dudley, or wherever, are less important than Birmingham but we need to understand that because what people buy on a world stage is a place. “What would be really good


would be to get people from around the world saying how good we are. Getting the city’s name out there is even more important post-Brexit.”


Let’s do lunch (from left): Paul Kehoe, Joan Smith (Solihull Chamber), Jennifer Appleton, of event sponsor ISO Quality Services Ltd, Paul Faulkner and Robin Ford, general manager, Park Regis Birmingham


Mr Kehoe was speaking at the Chamber’s Premier/1813 annual lunch, which was hosted by the city’s new Park Regis hotel. More than 100 guests gathered


for the event, which combined key addresses from Mr Kehoe and Chamber chief executive Paul Faulkner with a formal lunch and networking.


Mr Kehoe, also the chief executive


of Birmingham Airport, also spoke about the importance of connectivity to the fortunes of the city. “It’s increasingly important


connecting ourselves to the world. For me, it’s not just about the airport, it’s about connectivity and promoting Birmingham as the great place to do business,” he said.


Flying high after day at the races


West Midlands IT services company EBC Group has raised a massive £10,000 for its chosen charity, Midlands Air Ambulance. The company raised the


astonishing sum after holding a special race day at Wolverhampton Racecourse. The event saw the company’s


clients and partners get full VIP treatment during a day that included a three-course dinner, racing and a number of fundraising activities. The event was part of EBC’s new


commercial partnership with the racecourse. During the event, EBC managing


director Richard Lane and three of his management colleagues took part in a ‘bush tucker’ style-trial, which saw them eat a whole host of unappealing insects. Mr Lane said: “We are absolutely thrilled with the money we have


raised via our festive race day - thanks to the generosity of our clients and partners, the fantastic donation will now go to the worthy Midlands Air Ambulance Charity


helping them maintain the lifesaving service.” Midlands Air Ambulance Charity


provides critical care to six Midlands Counties.


High flyers: Richard Lane with a Midlands Air Ambulance flight crew


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Putting the city on the map


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